ambition; aspiration; desire to improve oneself
coolness; calmness; composure; all right; fine; OK
to hold back others from achieving success; to stand in the way of; to sabotage
great; excellent; very troublesome; awful; tiring; tough
to miss; to overlook; to let pass (a matter); to overlook (e.g. a wrongdoing); to pass up (e.g. an opportunity); to let (a good ball) go by
loser; failure; underdog; unmarried and childless older woman
general idea; concept; notion
in the first place; to begin with; after all; anyway; beginning; start
expatiation; enlargement (e.g. on a point); elaboration; clear explanation; paraphrasing
drift (of snow, leaves, etc.); hangout for social dropouts
to have a go; to try and do (something); to take a chance with something
clicking one's tongue; tut-tut; smacking one's lips (with relish)
sharp parting remark; parting threat
to square one's shoulders
easily; readily; quickly; lightly (seasoned food, applied make-up, etc.); plainly; simply
to flip-flop; to do an about-face; (lit.) to flip over one's hand; to do something easy
in the future; another day; later
to change (with the passage of time); to fade; to wane; to decline
failure; mistake; blunder
relatively; comparatively
lunch; noon; midday; daytime; waking up; getting up
stepping (in place); stamping (up and down); stomping; standstill; stalemate
to pile up; to stack up; to accumulate
to come true (of a wish, prayer, etc.); to be realized; to suit (e.g. a purpose); to meet (wishes, ideals, etc.); to match (implies competition); to rival
to have an accident; to meet with an accident
unobstructed view; perspective; forecast; outlook; insight; foresight
kilo-; 1000; kilogram; kilogramme; kilometre; kilometer
(passenger) car; automobile
to hit (e.g. to have a car hit someone); to run into; to reject; to deny; to eliminate; to exclude; to flip
bad news; news of a death; death notice
or something; for instance ... (though there are other suitable options); ... or ...; as soon as; right after; while still
to carry something into a place
to make (the effort to make) oneself look cool
final; eventual; ultimate
operating room; operating theatre
safety; security; safely; without incident; good health; inaction